The Act of Congress confirmed the procurement of copper not to exceed a weight of 150 short tons (300,000 lb).

James Jarvis was a coin minter utilizing artistic repoussé and chasing techniques in Colonial America.

In 1785, Abel Buell and James Jarvis established a currency mint in New Haven, Connecticut sustaining operations of milled coinage until 1788.

[9] On April 21, 1787, the Continental Congress endorsed a contract for 300 short tons (600,000 lb) of copper coin being of federal standard from James Jarvis.

[10] The copper coinage was milled as the first standardized coin of Colonial America known as the Fugio cent.